Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

kilograms were sent from Fort Glib
son, Indian Territory, April s, showing that
Mr.. Blaine visiting his daughter there, was
quite III. The following dispatch was re-
celved by tse Associated Press at ST. Louis,
ats :aO P. M, Friday from the Command
ant OF the post at Fort Gibson: Mr.. Blaine
is suffering from bronchial catarrh, with fe-
yer OF remittent type. He sleeps we'll and
mas no typhoid symptoms. His respiration
is normal Fifteen per minute. The latest
information from Fort Gibson is that Mr..
Blaine was quite unwell when the train ar
rived at Gibson station on Sunday night:
that he did not go over to the fort until the
next day; that he has been i'll with a bad
cold since then, but that he will leave for
the North tomorrow. 1t is not stated
where he will go nor what his future move
ments will be-
At the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on Thursday, upon petition of the De-
troit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee r. R.. sus-
pended the long and short haul clause of the
cttor 9Odays in SO far as it applies to traffic
taBenacross Lake Michigan to Grand Haven
and destined to points east of Detroit and
st. Clair rivers, upon similar conditions to
those granted the Southern Railway q
Steamship Association. An application
of the steamship lines and the merchants
OF Boston to authorize the trunk lines of
railroads from Chicago to Boston to con-
tinue the expert trade on the same basis as
heretofore, giving equal rates with New
York on all merchandise exported, has
been referred to Commissioner Walker for
investigation, who has gone to Boston for
that purpose.
For some time past r. M. Hayes,
editor of the Globe and proprietor of the
stationery store at Hagerstown, Maryland,
hac L1-
stealing from the store. He suspected A.
l.. Bowser, who had been in his employ 10
years. Tuesday night he and companion
secreted themselves in the store. About II
o'clock they saw BOwser enter from the
printing office adjoining and extract the
contents of the cash drawer. Hayes struck
a light and called on the robber to sur
render, when Bowser drew revolver and
shot himself through the head, dying
almost instantly. Bowser, who was much
respected, leaves q wife and three children.
Senator Leland Stanford, also Presi-
ident of the Southern Pacific R. r. says, re-
garding the effect of the 4th section of the
Interstate Commerce act, upon the COM
merce Of San Francisco: ''The literal en-
forcement Of the fourth section of the inter-
state commerce law would be simply ruin
Gus. 1t would destroy our commerce, not
only with China and Japan, but with Aus
tralla and all other countries where the
trade naturally comes to US by way of the
Pacific ocean. The through freight business
is but a small proportion, probably not
more than Is per cent Of our whole CARRYING
trade. 1t is upon our local business we de-
pend for profit. This may be SAID of all
roads and be true of evey road that reaches
to the Pacific coast. y
At St. Augustine, Florida. April -.
fire destroyed the ST. Augustine hotel, the
old Spanish cathedral, the Edwards hotel
the court house, the Sinclair block, Cham
berlain's store, Mr.. ScOtt's residence and
Welter's hotel. The total loss is $25O, OOO
The ninety guests and forty servants in the
St. Augustine hotel all escaped except
burned to death. The old Spanish
cathedral was just west of the st. Augustine
house. The roof caught fire and soon fell
destroying all the historical relics in the
interior. The old cathedral was built in
1893 and was in use for purposes of worship
up to the time of destruction. - 49, :
T.. Hon. D, Wyatt Aitken, late repre-
sentative in Congress from South Carolina
died at Cokesbury,. S.. c., April 6, aged
So. He had been i'll for a long time and q
severe fall received during the Forty-eighth
Congress compelled his removal to- his
home, which lie was unable to leave to at
tend the sessions OF the Forty ninth Con
gress. He was for tive successive terms
e1ected>to congress.
The business failures for the last
sevon days number for the United States
1913. for Canada -25, total 1913, against 2223
last week and 215 the corresponding week of
last year. Failures in all sections Of the
country are about up to the average,
except in New York city, where the assign
m n only civ hirb
Important
Theatrical people are greatly ex-
cited at the advanced cost imposed on them
by the Interstate Commerce law, in extra
baggage and transportation charges, and
will ask, the Commission to suspend, for
this season. the operation CT the law, which,
as interpreted by the railroads brings great.
hardship on them.
A case of small pox was developed at
Chicago, on the 7th, being one. of ninety
Italian immigrants, who arrived in this
country April l, and went direct to Chicago
from New York. The authorities are on the
alert. to prevent any spread of the disease.
1t has finally settled down that the
prohibition amendment to the Michigan
Constitution is defeated by 1876. Wayne
county, Detroit city, gave 22,344 majority
against the amendment. -, .::..... r. -:
At Harrisville, w. Va, on the Sth
the boiler of William Morris saw mill ex-
ploded, killing J. Scott, f. Lindsay, G.. N.
Williamson and one unknown man, and
injuring three others $3.50. ~ =.
On the 9th the Maumee Rolling
works at Toledo, Ohio, burned. Loss $780,
600. 49,. ..... -. 49,
.. Toledo, Ohio, elected. the Repub-
ican city ticket at the Monday election =: